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A Little About Little’s
A Love Letter to the Ocean
Welcome to Little’s Oyster Bar, located in the heart of Montrose. Our Executive Chef, Jason Ryczek, prepares decadent, hand-selected seafood dishes that are seasonally inspired and focus on freshness. Our menu offers a rotating selection of oysters, shellfish, and other offerings from the shore. Our caviar can be paired perfectly with your choice of cocktail, champagne, or vodka.
At our bar, enjoy exciting craft cocktails and a wine list with a special focus on European wines and bubbles. Our Certified Sommelier has crafted a perfectly curated list of wines from Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and more.
As a tribute to our roots, we have repainted and restored the vintage exterior signage, which is a nod to the location’s opening in 1987 as Little Pappas Seafood House.
Chef Ryczek takes every opportunity to elevate and surprise guests. The team at Little’s takes pride in presenting a concept to Houston that’s new and refreshing – fine dining but not stuffy. Extremely high quality in all areas, yet comfortable. Just like Houston.
Come to Little’s Oyster Bar – we have a seat waiting just for you.
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Chef Jason Ryczek
Chef Jason Ryczek made a big splash quickly as he entered the Houston restaurant scene from the Bay Area to lead Little’s Oyster Bar. Hand-selected to helm the legendary Pappas Restaurant group’s first chef-driven concept in over 50 years of business, Ryczek has worked with sustainable seafood at prestigious restaurants along the West Coast.
Chef Ryczek helped hone the Little’s concept and crafted a menu that celebrates and honors Gulf Coast seafood, leading his team with passion and exceptional detail. His treatment of seafood is thoughtful and reverent to the type of fish and the local palate, creating a menu that has topped local lists of best restaurants, including taking home the #1 spot on Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurants of 2023 in the city’s diverse and expansive restaurant scene. He also dove into community impact, quickly championing organizations like the Southern Smoke Foundation that work diligently to improve the food and beverage industry.
